USD Men's Tennis 2010

Dean Jackson 6-1 I Junior I Soest, Germany

USD: Last season, fmished up his second year at USO, ending his '09 spring campaign ranked 34th by the Campbell's /TA Tennis Rankings... Was selected to compete in the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ten– nis Championships held at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas... Upset /TA All-American and 25th ranked Justin Kronauge (Dayton, OH) of 3rd-ranked Ohio State in first round singles action (6-4, 4-6, 6-4)... Advanced to Round of 76 by defeating 7th ranked Michael Venus of LSU in second round action (7-6 (9-7), 6-3) and subsequently assuring 2009 ITA-AII American honors by do– ing so... Owned a dual match singles record of 7 7-4 (76-4 at the No. 7 spot) and a 7 9-7 singles record for the combined spring and fall seasons... Went 3-0 at WCC Championships, including a win over 44th ranked and WCC Player of the Year Omar Altman of Pepperdine in straight sets (6-2, 7-5)... Named First Team A/1-WCC in both singles and doubles (w/ current junior teammate Nils Schive) and earned WCC player of the month honors twice for singles (March & April)... During his freshman campaign (spring 2008) he dominated the competition, posting a 7 7-4 overall singles record while competing primarily at the No. 2 position... Also turned in an equally impressive performance in doubles while partnering ex– clusively with teammate Nils Schive and finishing the season with a 7 5-7 (7 0-5 at No. 2) overall record. .. Helped the Toreros to a third place finish at the 2008 WCC Championships by winning singles matches

against Gonzaga's Roman Dojcak (6-4, 6-0), St. Mary's Lucas Tire/Ii (6-2, 6-2), and USF's Rainer Nachbauer (6-2, 6-3)... Earned his highest national ranking at No. 57... Named to the All-Conference First Team and was selected as the WCC Freshman of the Year... Secured a spot in the round of 64 at the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship... During the fa/12007 season he turned in an outstanding campaign by going 7 7-2 overall and earning a preseason ranking of No. 63 (No. 7 2 in west region) ... Reached the quarterfinals of the /TA West Regionals, and won the Flight One Singles at Fresno State's Bulldog Classic. High School: AttendedArchigymnasium Soest where his team won the state championship all four years (2003-2006) ... Individually he was the state champion for U27, U78, and U76, as well as being /TF-junior 260... His club team, TK RW Dortmuud, won the state team championship three times out of the last four years. Personal: Born on September 74, 7987 in Soest, Germany... Parents are Edward & Aisela Jackson ofSoest, Germany... Recruited by 43 schools ... Chose USO for school, location, and coaching staff... Lived in Barcelona, Spain for one year, and trained one year in Munich in the German tennis federation (2006-07) ... Also enjoys playing soccer and table tennis.

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